Here's The Chart That Should Scare The Heck Out Of Apple Investors...http://www.businessinsider.com/android-vs-iphone-share-2011-10/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Tue, 26 Sep 2017 18:48:14 -0400Henry Blodgethttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9f99b5eab8ea2758000001OtherWayWed, 19 Oct 2011 23:47:01 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9f99b5eab8ea2758000001
"It has caused Apple to lose more market-share globally to Android." Sorry apple did not lose instead android gained marketshare from other platforms.
Apple needs a low end phone alongwith flagship, but not so low end as 3gs which doesnt even have ips displayhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9f4d926bb3f7b663000002JonathanWed, 19 Oct 2011 18:22:10 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9f4d926bb3f7b663000002
Apple fanboys becoming hyper materialists now as a means of rationalization.
It's all about the money apparently, rather than which products sell the best.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9f0a29eab8eafd23000018kimbosliceWed, 19 Oct 2011 13:34:33 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9f0a29eab8eafd23000018
All those graphs don't mean much. Android phones are not iPhones. People will want an iPhone. I like my Android phone but I can't use it to impress the chicks. They just see it's another "no name" phone. Incidentally, my Android phone does mysterious things from time to time. I don't mind much, I just turn it off or on (worst case) take out the BATTERY. Yeah, it's just like a Windows XP computer.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9ef8e0ecad04b41c000028ChadWed, 19 Oct 2011 12:20:48 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9ef8e0ecad04b41c000028
Henry, you missed one more thing.
4. Apple continues to innovatehttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9ef1fb69bedd8b22000009todddWed, 19 Oct 2011 11:51:23 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9ef1fb69bedd8b22000009
I agree.
Jobs jumped into things others wouldn't. And most of his bets paid off. Then there was Next Computers and Apple TV. But hey, no one is 100%.
The only problem is that Apple's advantage is getting in first. Chrysler was the first into minivans, it paid off for awhile, now what?
Android tablets are great. I bought an android tablet for $150 with a camera, USB, HDMI, speakers and a mic. It runs the majority of Android apps.
Apple will eventually lose out to cheaper competitors. I don't think the platform is really a huge selling point, see windows 7 vs MacOS X. People don't care about the subtleties if it's cheaper.
And like Windows, Android will eventually have more apps and development. Cheaper is always better, just ask Betamax. Especially during a depression.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9ed9cb69bedd186f000014Mike MarmoWed, 19 Oct 2011 10:08:11 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9ed9cb69bedd186f000014
There are numerous inaccuracies in this article.
1. "Android's new texting-killer" that you refer and link to is actually Samsung's. Android's messaging platform is Google Talk, obviously.
2. "Apple's platform is much more "open" than it was in the 1990s"
Was that meant to be a joke? Apple has become Big Brother from their 1984 advert. Their platform is more closed than it ever has been before. The point of control being itunes. What about their ecosystem is "open" to you?
3. "The competition--Android--is still fragmented, which reduces its value as a platform."
Do you realize that one of the primary goals of ICS is to unify the tablet and smartphone in to one OS, i. e. reducing fragmentation?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9ed45feab8ea4e33000025YisterwaldWed, 19 Oct 2011 09:45:03 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9ed45feab8ea4e33000025
*shrug* I'm neither a kid nor a tech geek and I love my Android phone. It's a terrific device. So are iPhones. And both are so insanely competent compared to the phones and organizers and personal GPS's and other ridiculous devices of just a few years ago it's insane. At this point, discussions of which is "best" are rapidly approaching hairsplitting.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9ebf2decad04723d000014awesomeappleWed, 19 Oct 2011 08:14:37 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9ebf2decad04723d000014
So rebuilding a smashed business into the biggest company in world was done with just smoke and mirrors? There's an awful lot of stupid people out there then.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9eb7c0eab8ea1d78000021Red Oak Wed, 19 Oct 2011 07:42:56 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9eb7c0eab8ea1d78000021
No where do you mention the pending Oracle lawsuit that has the potential to radically change the Android model for Google. A resolution is expected in the next 4 to 8 weeks.
It could have have dramatic ramifications, including Google having to re-write the core underpinnings of Android. It could dramatically change the economic benefits to Google.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9eb6ceeab8ea210c000008Sammy the Walrus IVWed, 19 Oct 2011 07:38:54 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9eb6ceeab8ea210c000008
"Here's The Chart That Should Scare The Heck Out Of Apple Investors..."
Which chart is it again? I don't see any charts about declining sales, profits, mind share.
Did you forget to put the charts in?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9eb3766bb3f70312000027ThisisajokeWed, 19 Oct 2011 07:24:38 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9eb3766bb3f70312000027
Then stop calling him a giant in the tech world. He's a genius at getting people to buy his overpriced craphttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9eab2ceab8ea7c61000037dam14Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:49:16 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9eab2ceab8ea7c61000037
Apple doesn't care about market share, they always been happy with few % of PC, they care about profit and IPhone owners are far more valuable than stingy Android owners.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9ea9566bb3f70712000001fullenglishWed, 19 Oct 2011 06:41:26 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9ea9566bb3f70712000001
Apple is basically selling one phone, Android is being adopted by many of the other handset makers, that's where it gets its numbers from. As standard phones become smart phones through Android, so they will grow share. But Android phones are for kids and geeks who don't know any better. Customer satisfaction with Android phones is low because there is no overall control over the functioning of any particular phone, as there is with iPhone.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9ea5f66bb3f77f71000030Beltway GregWed, 19 Oct 2011 06:27:02 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9ea5f66bb3f77f71000030
Miss of $320M = a drop of $25B in capitalization. The people who sell today will feel like those people who sold below $360 what, two weeks ago? Even when Apple beats the stock is driven down based on guidance. It's a dirty game but don't lose sight of the fundamentals. Apple is priced like a utility stock.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9ea3a2ecad04a10500001cBeltway GregWed, 19 Oct 2011 06:17:06 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9ea3a2ecad04a10500001c
"Apple's relatively low market share." Given their retail platform I'll take that as a positive.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9ea37b6bb3f7d379000018Benito LopezWed, 19 Oct 2011 06:16:27 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9ea37b6bb3f7d379000018
Market share is Vanity, Profit is Sanity and Cash Flow is REALITY ... HOW MUCH DOES APPLE HAVE IN THE BANK?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9e9e6c69bedda670000075parvcWed, 19 Oct 2011 05:54:52 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9e9e6c69bedda670000075
Interesting to see how well the cheap iPhone 4 sells. Also, the issue is not just about total market share. It's about market share, gross margins and developers.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9e9dc469bedd787400001aHenry BlodgetWed, 19 Oct 2011 05:52:04 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9e9dc469bedd787400001a
Oh, come on. Jobs did a lot more than "shuffle around already known technology."
Steve's greatest gift, which Land also had, was that he understood what most tech folks don't--consumers.
The secret is that, for most people, it's NOT about the technology. They just want it to be simple and to work. And Steve was better at that than anyone.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9e9d38eab8ea395b00000fHenry BlodgetWed, 19 Oct 2011 05:49:44 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9e9d38eab8ea395b00000f
I wouldn't go that far.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9e9cd06bb3f77f7100000ePJ BrunetWed, 19 Oct 2011 05:48:00 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9e9cd06bb3f77f7100000e
True that.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9e9c87eab8ea6561000002P. T. BarnumWed, 19 Oct 2011 05:46:47 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9e9c87eab8ea6561000002
While Steve Jobs claimed that Edwin Land was his great hero, Land actually invented revolutionary things. Jobs merely shuffled already known technology around and whose hero should have been the great showman, P. T. Barnum, since in fact, Jobs was nothing more than a carnival barker.
Step this way folks! This way to the egress!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9e9ad8ecad045d03000005Worm in my AppleWed, 19 Oct 2011 05:39:36 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9e9ad8ecad045d03000005
Nothing lasts forever. Apple is screwed. Most of their so-called advantage in any of their products is smoke and mirrors, lacking any substance.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9e99a2eab8ea4a5d000003CALI-CATWed, 19 Oct 2011 05:34:26 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4e9e99a2eab8ea4a5d000003
Wuz waiting for "OH CRAP II !!".